Live Music & Nightlife for October 21st – 27th, 2014 in St Augustine, FL

Only one more week until Halloween shenanigans! Do you have your costume together? Just to get you in the mood, check out the St. George Players at the Limelight Theatre with “Haunted Theatre: the Last Act,” written by Dianne Jacoby. Members of the St. George Players acting troupe will assume the identity of a variety of lively spirits from classic St. Augustine ghost stories plus some very scary new ones. Show times are 7 p.m. Oct. 25, and 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., uptown St. Augustine. Free parking is available. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children. For reservations and information, please call 904-806-0454. Refreshments and ticket purchases are cash only. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre has announced the kick off for the 2015 season will be the Doobie Brothers with special guests The Marshall Tucker Band! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10:00am for the February 27th show! You do not want to miss this one! Also at the Amphitheatre this Saturday you don’t want to miss the Second Annual Celebrity Guitar Raffle & Auction. See below for all of the info. But if you’re just looking for the best music in St. Augustine, be sure to check our listings below. Cheers and see you around town!

Looking for your favorite band or bar? We try to get as much information on the different bars, pubs and taverns around St Augustine so that you can find just what you are after. Let us know if your favorite is not listed and we’ll see what we can do to get it for you. Send your emails to miabain173@gmail.com

Not looking for Music or Karaoke? How about Football, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Baseball or some other sport? There is something for every interest. Here are a few places to find your favorite game.

Here’s this weeks “Locals” Lineup of great music and other happenings in and around town!

Vilano Beach / Old Town St Augustine / The Island (Anastasia Island)

At the St Augustine Amphitheater and Ponte Vedra Concert Hall:

Thursday, October 23 – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall – An Evening with Andy McKee – Andy McKee is one of the world’s finest acoustic soloists. After receiving over 20 million views collectively for his Youtube videos which were posted by the independent record label “Candyrat”, Andy’s success is a testament to the changing nature of the music industry as well as people’s desire for something new and interesting to listen to. At one point, Andy held the #1, #2 and #3 positions for Top-Rated Videos of All Time on the hugely popular website. His videos are still among the highest rated on Youtube. Consequently, Andy has performed to sold out shows in all over the world. Doors 7:00PM | Starts 8:00PM

Saturday, October 25 – St Augustine Amphitheatre – 2nd Annual FOSAA Celebrity Guitar Raffle and Auction – Calling all music lovers and memorabilia collectors! On Saturday, October 25th, from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m., the Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre (FOSAA) will hold its Second Annual Celebrity Guitar Raffle & Auction at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Live music by popular bands Papercutt, Oh No, and Smokin’ Mirrors will begin at 4:00 p.m. Food and drink concessions will be open and the event is FREE to the public. Proceeds from the raffle and auction will benefit ongoing arts events for children. Guitars to be raffled were signed by: Rise Against, Big Time Rush, Justin Moore, Sublime With Rome, Slightly Stoopid, Black Crowes, Passion Pit and OAR! Raffle tickets are $10.00 or 3 for $25. Tickets can be purchased through the website, at concerts, and at the event. Raffle tickets must be purchased prior to 7:45 p.m. at the event, and 8 p.m. E.D.T. on the 24th online. Doors 7:00pm | Starts 8:00PM

Movies

The Corazon Cinema and Café 36 Granada Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Box Office – 904-679-5736Friday Oct 16th through Thursday Oct 23rd
7 pm nightly (Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm – no nightly show on Sunday) – “Sunset Boulevard”
Norma Desmond is the fictitious character in the movie; real-life silent movie star Gloria Swanson plays Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. See what happens when she ensnares a hack screenwriter (William Holden) after he finds himself trapped in her domain. Run Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes

8 pm nightly (Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm – no nightly show on Sunday) – “Taxi Driver”
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Run Time: 1 hour and 13 minutes

Friday Oct 24th through Friday Oct 31st
7 pm (Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm – no nightly show on Sunday) – “The Shining”
Jack Nicholson stars in this horror film about a family that heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Run time: 2 hours 24 minutes.

8 pm (Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm – no nightly show on Sunday) – “Psycho”
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer’s client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Run time: 1 hour 49 minutes